The Department of Pediatrics and Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute Research Fellowship Program presents the virtual speaker series Health Equity: Research in Practice. The five-part series will be held Fridays at 11 a.m., mid-February through mid-March, on the dates below.
Applying the NIMHD Framework in Child Health Disparities Research
Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
This panel presentation will provide an overview of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities health disparities framework, including research examples relevant to child health research.
Daphne Koinis Mitchell, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
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Kelsey Egan, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine | Boston Medical Center
Destiny Tolliver, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center
Emerging Tools for Measuring Structural Racism
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
This talk will highlight several new measures of structural racism, and some of the opportunities and challenges of using them in health and medical studies.
Lorraine Dean, ScD
Department of Epidemiology
Department of Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Health in Place
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
This talk will explore socio-spatial determinants of health and potential ways to mitigate adverse impacts, particularly for vulnerable populations.
Diana Grigsby-Touissant, PhD
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Department of Epidemiology
Brown University School of Public Health
Black Mothers Matter: The Social, Political and Legal Determinants of Black Maternal Health Across the Lifespan
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
High rates of Black maternal morbidity and mortality in the U.S. are a public health crisis. This talk explores the social, political and legal drivers of Black maternal health outcomes and some of the policy options that can help to address the crisis.
Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler, JD
Department of Family Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown School of Public Health
Centering Strengths While Addressing Health Inequities in Adolescents and Families
Friday, Mar. 15, 2024, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
As Pediatric Psychologists we are often primed to focus on negative/poor health outcomes and rarely frame our work/practice to learn from those who are doing well; this talk will showcase ways to center strengths in youth health research.
Idia Binitie Thurston, PhD
Department of Health Sciences | Department of Applied Psychology
Northeastern University